discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae teimoone human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēShell currency (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This long strand of te moni (shell currency) consists of small pieces of white te nouo (conus shell) and dark brown te nana (coconut shell) ground into small discs drilled at their centre and strung in an alternating monochrome pattern on a length of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit), tied off at each end. A small sapphire blue te moromoro (trade bead) is tied to one end. The pieces are 5mm in diameter.WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē22941 (ethnology)27 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae teimoone; 1936.295; 22941, 27; Cultural Permissions… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 22941; 27Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polished shell work groundWaitohu/māka22941 BERU Gilbert Is.Pāohococonut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialconus shell/seashell/shellWhakaahuatanga Inelength x width 1600x8mmRaraunga Ine803mm88.5mmHuinga KaupapaCurrency/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, ArmBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 2018 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60